First pitch: Corporan still dizzy and dealing with headache while Stassi, Martinez come up

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ARLINGTON – One day after suffering a concussion, Astros backup catcher Carlos Corporan was still a bit dizzy and dealing with a headache when he was placed on baseball’s seven-day concussion disabled list Tuesday.

“I have a little bit of a headache,” Corporan said. “They had me take a test yesterday, but I didn’t pass it. They were going to give me another test today. But they didn’t want to risk anything, so they put me on the DL for seven days. I’ll rest and I think I’ll be ready in seven days.”

Corporan, 29, is hitting .245 with seven home runs and 17 RBIs in his first full season with the Astros after playing parts of the last two seasons with the club. Catcher Max Stassi was called up from Class AA Corpus Christi to take Corporan’s spot on the roster.

Stassi, who hit 11 home runs in July, hit .277 with 17 homers, 20 doubles and 60 RBIs over 76 games with the Hooks. The Astros also called up righthander David Martinez from Class AAA Oklahoma City and designated lefthanded reliever Wade LeBlanc for assignment.

Martinez was 14-3 with a 2.20 ERA combined between Corpus Christi and Oklahoma City. His 14 victories at Corpus set a club record with the Hooks. He still has the Texas League lead in victories and ERA (2.02).

Corporan suffered the injury when he was hit in the forehead on a foul tip off Alex Rios bat in the third inning Monday night.

“You know how it is,” Corporan said. “It’s always difficult. I was having a good season. But with head injuries, you can’t play with your health. If it were up to me, I’d be playing, but thank God the trainer has the decision, and they made the right decision to put me on the DL.”